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RTE spent 167k on the pope coverage

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  • Posts: 11,734 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]




    well it is along way up there


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/rte-cost-election-resignation-pope-rome-vatican-884473-Apr2013/


    And are happy about it!

    IMO this is madness and they overdid it.

    Truthfully, it's less than I thought it would be, not that I condone the cost.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    I honestly don't care.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭Arcsin


    They did it for 100k less than the previous conclave. What exactly did you find excessive, seeing as they did give some breakdown of the costs?

    Or is it the fact that it was a Catholic Church event that is really your problem?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭Montroseee


    I honestly don't care.

    Why bother posting then?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    How much did they make from advertising revenue during the coverage though?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭Arcsin


    COYVB wrote: »
    How much did they make from advertising revenue during the coverage though?

    Fcuk loads I'd imagine. Catholic stuff goes down well with RTE viewers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,289 ✭✭✭tfitzgerald


    Arcsin wrote: »
    They did it for 100k less than the previous conclave. What exactly did you find excessive, seeing as they did give some breakdown of the costs?

    Or is it the fact that it was a Catholic Church event that is really your problem?

    I think Arcsin you hit the nail on the head


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    COYVB wrote: »
    How much did they make from advertising revenue during the coverage though?

    Nothing,what where they advertising? BIBLES?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,788 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/rte-cost-election-resignation-pope-rome-vatican-884473-Apr2013/


    And are happy about it!

    IMO this is madness and they overdid it.
    What makes you think they overdid it?

    Considering transport costs, the cost of equipment, staff and everything €167K doesn't seem outlandish. I would have thought one of their cameras could be in the region of 10s of thousands of euros.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭Arcsin


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    Nothing,what where they advertising? BIBLES?

    Well it wasn't condoms anyway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    ScumLord wrote: »
    What makes you think they overdid it?

    Considering transport costs, the cost of equipment, staff and everything €167K doesn't seem outlandish. I would have thought one of their cameras could be in the region of 10s of thousands of euros.

    They sent 13 reporters afaik which is excessive ,watching one rte reporter talking to another was also pathetic.

    The coverage was overkilled.Both on radio and tv.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,587 ✭✭✭Pace2008


    It was a coverage of an event that occurs once in a blue moon, that a reasonable chunk of the population was interested in, and I'd imagine it generated a fair amount of advertising revenue. I'd also say it falls under the label of public-interest programming, unlike, say, the Angelus, which is a endorsement (albeit a minor one) of a particular religion.

    Also, possibly inb4 people start bawling their eyes out about Catholic bashing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,149 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    Arcsin wrote: »
    Well it wasn't condoms anyway.

    They mightn't target them at Catholics, but they target them at "Catholics".


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭true


    As someone else said too many journalists were sent for a story that was thin on new content even on Sky or BBC news. The constant barrage of radio commentary saying nothing but the same old thing was just pure airtime filler. Something RTE excels at unfortunately. Like others I’d like to see them spending the same money investigating real journalistic stories of importance at home.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,788 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    They sent 13 reporters afaik which is excessive ,watching one rte reporter talking to another was also pathetic.

    The coverage was overkilled.Both on radio and tv.
    Possibly, I didn't watch any of it. But when they say they sent 13 reporters I'm guessing some of those reporters could be behind the scenes doing the work of finding information as the reporter that's in front of the camera can't do that work. So I'd guess they're on sliding pay scales and it's not a case of sending 13 "star" journalists.

    To put 1 person in front of a camera requires a team of people in the background.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭Arcsin


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    They sent 13 reporters afaik which is excessive ,watching one rte reporter talking to another was also pathetic.

    The coverage was overkilled.Both on radio and tv.

    RTE is a business. For one of their key demographics this was a massive event. They got huge viewership figures from that and sold lots of expensive advertising space. They know what their customers want and delivered it.

    I am pretty sure you are not in the group they were targeting.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭Nabber


    Another attack the church/god/priest/pope thread. Tis getting boring now.

    I think the people who hate the church and homosexuals are the best sort of posters.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Another BIG waste of taxpayers money


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    A non-story. Typical Journal.ie, always trolling.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭Brendan Flowers


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Another BIG waste of taxpayers money

    Do you know that RTE do have other sources of income apart from the TV licence?

    This thread seems to be just another example of some people looking for any excuse to complain.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    ScumLord wrote: »
    Possibly, I didn't watch any of it. But when they say they sent 13 reporters I'm guessing some of those reporters could be behind the scenes doing the work of finding information as the reporter that's in front of the camera can't do that work. So I'd guess they're on sliding pay scales and it's not a case of sending 13 "star" journalists.

    To put 1 person in front of a camera requires a team of people in the background.

    It takes one man to hold a flippin camera come on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    Do you know that RTE do have other sources of income apart from the TV licence?

    This thread seems to be just another example of some people looking for any excuse to complain.

    Hello noel curran!:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭donvito99


    The problem I had with RTE's coverage was the fact that you had Newscasters and Primetime there on some nights. Religious correspondent, Europe Correspondent, Europe Editor. They mixed it up, Eileen Dunne and Brian Dobson.

    It could have been handled better.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,788 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    It takes one man to hold a flippin camera come on.
    .... sound guy, director, assistants, would be the other obvious people involved but I'm sure there are other technical experts needed to operate and maintain the equipment. You can't compare filming at home to broadcast filming. It's clear no one has a clue what the costs should be, they just see a big number and start complaining out of ignorance.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭Arcsin


    jimmynokia wrote: »
    It takes one man to hold a flippin camera come on.

    Better let RTE know there's no need for that expensive production team/directors/techs/sound guys. You are going to save them millions.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    167k?

    That's not enough.

    MORE ASBESTOS! MORE ASBESTOS!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭Arcsin


    ScumLord wrote: »
    .... sound guy, director, assistants, would be the other obvious people involved but I'm sure there are other technical experts needed to operate and maintain the equipment. You can't compare filming at home to broadcast filming. It's clear no one has a clue what the costs should be, they just see a big number and start complaining out of ignorance.

    RTE gives its viewers what they want, thejournal.ie gives its readers what they want. The only difference is populist bull**** articles are much cheaper to produce than bull**** tv.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    RTE and the catholic church.
    My two favorite dinosaurs.

    Well met, the pair of them.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,312 ✭✭✭Paramite Pie


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Another BIG waste of taxpayers money

    Not every person has the same interest in news coverage. I didn't watch any of it but people were interest for some reason. I'm sure it made a profit on adverstising.
    jimmynokia wrote: »
    It takes one man to hold a flippin camera come on.

    But there's often more than one camera. To broadcast live to another country you need generally need a satellite truck. You also need an audio engineer who can control which channels are added to the output if there are more than one video feed (mixing pre-recored footage/replays with the live footage/commentary) as well as lighting and rigging technicians.

    Various other staff may be need for a live broadcast (not so much when it's local).


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